A man hiding beneath a woman's motel room window early this morning turned out to be a registered sex offender on probation until 2015, police said. ...more

December 27, 2008

America's Second Harvest Purpose: Serves as a distribution point for food banks in 10-county area. A typical November brings in 650,000 pounds of food. This November there were 600,000 pounds of food. ...more

December 19, 2008

TAMPA -- A Tampa woman is charged with felony scheme to defraud after police said she used stolen credit cards. Sharelynn Bell, 19, was held at the Orient Road Jail today on $2,250 bail. She also is charged with misdemeanor petit theft, records show. ...more

December 17, 2008

SHERIFF'S OFFICE This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Nov. 23-27 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Service calls for Nov. 28 and 29 were unavailable. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33559 Black Horse Lp, Block 2500, vehicle burglary, Nov. 24, 4:42 p.m. Livingston Ave, Block 15200, residential burglary, Nov. 26, 2:35 p.m. ...more

December 1, 2008

When robbing six men at gunpoint, it's not a good idea to put the pistol down on a table to remove a bracelet from a victim. ...more

November 30, 2008

This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Nov. 16-22 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33548 Clear Lake Dr, Block 18100, prowler, Nov. 21, 4:37 a.m. Dale Mabry Hwy N, Block 17600, vehicle burglary, Nov. 19, 8:47 p.m. ...more

November 24, 2008

At the Green Shift Music and Comics store in Tampa, they sell guitars and funny books. But something not so amusing happened there recently. ...more

November 3, 2008

Police charged a Tampa man with felony robbery today, saying he beat and robbed a disabled war veteran. ...more

October 22, 2008

Three people eating breakfast on an outdoor patio called for police Monday after a homeless man exposed himself in front of them, an affidavit states. The man, Eric Vickers, 36, was held at Orient Road Jail today on $750 bail. Police charged him with misdemeanor exposure of sexual organs and possessing an open container, an ordinance violation. ...more

October 21, 2008

Apartments rented to sex offenders that were at the center of a city zoning debate last year could be headed for foreclosure, court records show. ...more

October 15, 2008